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While Track repairs aren’t yet complete (please sign up for shifts this weekend) our High School League students will be going through orientation and starting to get the feel of things on the grounds starting tomorrow. We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce our coach for the program, who beginning Friday will be working with the students twice a week on skills, tactics, […]

This Saturday we’re still looking for volunteers for our big track workday, but things are rolling and this Wednesday will mark the first official day of the High School Track League. Students from high schools across the Chicago area will meet the coach and start work on basic skills on the grounds at the velodrome. This year is a pilot for the […]

Those of you who you have seen the track know that we need to repair the wear and tear that it’s seen since it’s been dormant. Saturday, 7/25, we’re going to be working throughout the day on continuing maintenance on the site and the track. We’ve got a lot we need to get done: Cleanup and weeding of the grounds Repair […]

We’re very pleased to announce that we’ve signed a land lease with the property owners, which means we have access to the site again! We’ve signed the necessary paperwork, including the requisite insurance, and we can’t wait to be able to get the track back in action. This means that in addition to our table at the races on Saturday we’re holding […]

This Saturday SCVA is going to be at the South Chicago Bike Race, new this year to the Intelligentsia Cup. The cup was founded in 2012 as the Prairie State Cycling Series and brings competitive bike racing to the Chicago Metro area. It’s going to be a day full of pro and amateur racing, and the SCVA will be […]

WTTW Channel 11 has the South Chicago Velodrome Association piece on Chicago Tonight scheduled for this evening at 7pm CST. For those of you visiting us via that piece, welcome! This is a big week and the ‪SCVA needs are great- with work to be done, funds to be raised, tools to be borrowed. This week we need: Helmets, discarded, any shape […]

Thank you everyone who braved the sunshine to visit or volunteer at the BBQ fundraiser today; we raised $271 after all expenses! Thanks for chipping in doubly volunteers! While we’re mentioning fundraising efforts- Chicago Bike Selling (Fixie, BMX,etc.) hosted an event a couple weeks ago and raised $150. Thanks! If you want to host, help arrange, or have a lead […]

SCVA received our first grant yesterday! One of the leading local clubs (Evanston Bicycle Club) organizes the North Shore Century every Autumn and uses the proceeds to benefit local Not for Profit efforts. Possibly the most popular century in the area- this Sept 20th is the 25, 50, 62, 70 and 100 mile fun event. Thanks for your support, efforts and time […]

SCVA signed lease-to-purchase papers for the velodrome structure with V-Worldwide yesterday, Sunday 3 May 2015, and made the first payment! If there was any doubt about this happening- it’s time to change that mindset. This is a group effort and many people are contributing to the progress. Good things are happening. Thank you everyone! We have only paid the first $20K […]